The Packers and Ravens both have glaring needs on the offensive side of the ball. Both teams expect to compete for a top playoff seed and a deep playoff run. Consequently, This Packers trade would fill a gap for both teams without leaving a hole at a different position. Going into the 2022 season the Green Bay Packers seem to be without a true number one tight end to complement receivers Allen Lazard, Christian Watson, Randall Cobb and Amari Rodgers.
They are hoping that Robert Tonyan returns to his 2020 record breaking self. However there are no guarantees coming off that torn ACL. Meanwhile, with the Ravens trading Marquise Brown (Hollywood Brown) to the Cardinals, their top two receiving options outside of tight end Mark Andrews are Rashod Bateman and Devin Duvernay. Together, those two wide receivers accounted for just over 700 yards and 3 touchdowns in 2021.
Proposed Packers Trade for Mark Andrews:
Packers receive:
- TE Mark Andrews
- 2023 fifth round pick
Ravens receive:
- TE Robert Tonyan
- WR Amari Rodgers
- 2023 third round pick
This type of trade would be colossal in the NFL. Green Bay would acquire an all-pro tight end, something they haven’t had in quite some time. Aaron Rodgers has shown what he can do with a competent tight end over the years. Meanwhile the Ravens would get a more than serviceable tight end in return with Robert Tonyan, but they also get a Marquise Brown replacement. While Amari Rodgers didn’t have a successful rookie season, his ceiling remains sky high in this league. Therefore, If the Ravens utilized him like they did Brown, he could flourish.
Mark Andrews tied for the third-most receptions for a tight end in a season in 2021. He also had the third-most receiving yards. He’s just the seventh tight end to finish a season with 100 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards. Andrews is just 26 years old and his prime years could still be ahead of him.
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5 Comments
Baltimore will not trade Mark Andrews, especially not for a mid round receiver and a day two pick. Let’s not even mention the fact that Tonyan wouldn’t even be considered a good TE without Rodgers throwing to him. Terrible trade by a terrible columnist. Stick to the military, McQuade
He lost his mind smh the ravens never in his wildest dreams
Terrible trade for Green Bay, Tonyan was deserving of a pro bowl but was snubbed by the NFL and pro bowl TE’s said that after the votes were announced. And only receiving a 5th while giving up a 3rd and another WR is a terrible trade 😠
Why would you trade a TE who is putting up #1 WR numbers with over 1300 yards and 107 receptions last season for a WR with 11 receptions for his career? Not sure who is so stupid they would even think this trade was a possibility. This article was a waste of space and the person who wrote it should never be allowed to post again because there is no reason the Ravens would even consider this trade unless they true wanted to give the Packers a Super Bowl as a gift.
How? Mark Andrews had 107 receptions for over 1360 yards last year, both of these guys career stats between the two of them that would be 5 seasons of play and they don’t match Mark Andrews 2021 season. Andrews has played 5 seasons and two were Pro Bowl seasons earned. Your living in some twisted fantasy if you think a TE who has played 4 seasons for 51 games total and only has 84 receptions and under 900 yards total for his career deserved to be in the Pro Bowl. Think about it 2021 Robert Tonyan played in 8 games so who was saying he deserved to be in the Pro Bowl, which TE? He had 18 receptions on 29 attempts. Pro Bowl TEs look like this 2021 107 receptions in 17 games 1361 yards 9 TD. Based on stats Tonyan was ranked 49th as a TE, there are multiple free agents right now who had better years last year. Two of them were even ranked in the top 15 as TEs with Rob Gronkowski ranked #5 and Jared Cook #15 in 2021 and both are free agents. Same for Jack Doyle #27, Jimmy Graham #40, MyCole Pruitt #46, and Kyle Randolph #47 all ranked in front of him in 2021.